Pediatric urine collectors



United States Patent [72] Inventor EdwardJ.IIill 1660 Lochridge,Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 48013 [21] AppLNo. 415,858 [22] Filed Nov.27, 1964 [45] Patented Aug.ll,l970

continuation of Ser. No. 204, 884, filed on June 25, 1962, v

abandoned.

[54] PEDIATRIC URINE COLLECTORS I Claim, 6 Drawing Figs.

[52] U.S.Cl 128/295 [51] Int.Cl. A6l15/44 [50] FieldofSearch 128/283,295

[56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,496,175 1/1950 Perry128/283 2,563,597 8/1951 Friedman 128/283 2,656,838 10/1953McConnell..... 128/283 2,703,576 3/1955 Furr..; 128/283 2,874,697 2/1959Johnson..... 128/283 2,877,769 3/1959 Hill 128/295 Primary Examiner-Charles F. Rosenbaum Auomey- Edgar H. Kent 1. A pediatric urinecollector comprising:

a sleeve type pliable plastic pouch having a front and a rear wall heatsealed at the lower end thereof,

a rectangular separator element of relatively stiff yet pliable plasticdisposed centrally in the upper portion of said pouch having adome-shaped central portion holding the front wall of said pouch spacedfrom the rear wall thereof,

the lower portion of said separator element and its dome being centrallycut-away leaving a pair of laterally spaced prongs and providing saiddome with an open bottom,

the upper portion of said separator and said front and rear walls ofsaid pouch being heat sealed together at the top thereof,

an. adhesive on said rear wall of said pouch opposite said separator,

a removable adhesive guard over said adhesive, and

the said rear wall, adhesive and adhesive guard having an aperturetherethrough substantially opposite the dome of said separator ofsufficient size to accommodate the uro-genital organ of a patient.

Patented Aug. 11, 1970 I INVENTOR. form/e0 J/V/AL W 1 rim/v5) PEDIATRICURINE COLLECTORS This application is a continuation of application,Serial No. 204,884, filed June 25, 1962, now abandoned.

It has become a routine requirement in most hospitals to take urinesamples from infants and small children at six, twelve or twenty-fourhour intervals. In the case of infants and small children, it is quitedifficult to obtain urine samples, particularly from females. The takingof urine samples by means of catheterization is not practical because ofdiscomfort and the danger of infection.

With the foregoing in view, the primary object of the instant inventionis to provide an improved simple and effective pediatric urine collectorwhich is convenient to use, and which eliminates the normal difficultiesattendant in taking urine samples from infants and small children.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved pediatricurine collector which may be used in taking urine samples from both maleand female infants and small children, and which is particularlyeffective and simple to use with female patients.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved pediatricurine collector which functions additionally as a container forcollected urine during transport and temporary storage in the laboratoryprior to testing.

Other objects of the invention will become apparent by reference to thefollowing detailed description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawing, in which:

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a pediatric urine collec- I torembodying the invention.

FIG. 2 is a part side elevational and part vertical sectional view takenon the line 2-2 of FIG. 1,

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view.

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view of the upper separator insertpreferably employed.

FIG. 5 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 5-5 of FIG. 4.

FIG. 6 is a view in perspective indicating the use of a pediatric urinecollector embodying the invention on a female patient A suitableseparator 20 preferably formed of a semi-stiff yet pliable plastic isgenerally rectangular in shape and of a width such as will snugly fitlaterally within the upper portion of the pouch 11 between the frontwall 14 and rear wall 15 thereof when the said pouch 11 is in agenerally flattened state or position. The said separator 20 is cut outor bifurcated at its lower end at 200 forming a pair of prongs 201shaped for easy insertion into the upper end of the pouch 11. Thecentral portion of the separator 20 is formed into an open bottomed dome202 leaving a depending opening 203 between the prongs 201 at thebifurcated lower end thereof.

When the said separator 20 is inserted with the dome 202 thereofforwardly disposed in the top of the pouch 11 and with the upperstraight end portion 204 thereof located parallel to and between the topsquare-cut end portions 110 and III of the said pouch I], the upperstraight end portion 204 of the separator 20 and the upper end portions110 and- III of the pouch are heat sealed at 13 as indicated in FIGS. 1,2 and 3.

The rear wall 15 of the pouch 11 has its upper portion provided with anadhesive 16 of a type that is non-irritating to the skin. A suitablepreferably two piece adhesive guard 17-17 divided into upper and lowersections as illustrated in FIGS. 1, 2 and 3 is applied over the adhesive16. The said adhesive guard l7-l7 is stripped from the adhesive 16immediately prior to the application of the pediatric urine collector 10to a patient.

The rear wall 15 of the pouch 11, the adhesive 16, and the adhesiveguard 17-17 are apertured preferably substantially central of the domedortion 202 of the separator 20 at 18 to fit over and accommo ate theexternal genito-urrnary organ of the patient; namely, the penis of themale or the vulva of the female, sometimes termed the uro-genitalorgans.

The use of an improved pediatric urine collector is illustrated in FIG.6. The skin of the patient P is thoroughly cleansed and dried around theuro-genital organ. The pediatric urine collector 10 is then removed fromits storage container usually a cellophane" bag or the like, not shown,in which the said pediatric urine collector is kept sterile. If theaperture 18 through the rear wall 15 of the pediatric urine collector 10is not deemed to be sufficiently large, the nurse may enlarge the saidaperture 18 sufficiently to permit the said rear wall 15 of thepediatric urine collector to encircle the urogenital organ of thepatient. The upper adhesive guard 17 is preferably now removed from theupper portion of the rear wall 15 of the pouch 11, and the said upperportion of the pouch rear wall 15 is adhered to the patients torso justabove the uro-genital organ after first disposing the said organ throughthe said aperture 18 and within the pouch II. The lower adhesiveprotector 17 is then removed from the rear wall 15 of the pouch II, andthe remaining adhesive coated portion of the said rear wall is pressedagainst and adhered to the patients skin surrounding the uro-genitalorgan.

The separator 20 prevents the upper portion of the front wall 14 of thepouch 11 of the pediatric urine collector 10 from bearing against andsealing over the vulva of a female patient when said pediatric urinecollector I0 is in use. Reasonable movement of the patient will notinterfere with the taking of six, twelve or twenty-four hour urinesamples.

After a urine sample has been collected, the pediatric urine collectoris removed from the patient, and is folded adhesive to adhesive alongthe line A-A whereupon the urine collected from the patient is sealedwithin the pouch 11 for transportation to the laboratory for analysis.Just before this sealing of the pouch 11, the separator 20 may beremoved therefrom by cutting off the upper heat seal 13.

Although but a single embodiment of the invention has been disclosed anddescribed in detail, it is obvious that many changes may be made in thesize, shape, arrangement and detail of the various elements of theinvention as defined by the appended claims.

lclaim:

l. A pediatric urine collector comprising:

a,,sleeve type pliable plastic pouch having a front and a rear wall heatsealed at the lower end thereof,

a rectangular separator element of relatively stiff yet pliable plasticdisposed centrally in the upper portion of said pouch having adome-shaped central portion holding the front wall of said pouch spacedfrom the rear wall thereof,

the lower portion of said separator element and its dome being centrallycut-away leaving a pair of laterally spaced prongs and providing saiddome with an open bottom,

the upper portion of said separator and said front and rear walls ofsaid pouch being heat sealed together at the top thereof,

an adhesive on said rear wall of said pouch opposite said separator,

a removable adhesive guard over said adhesive, and the said rear wall,adhesive and adhesive guard having an aperture therethroughsubstantially opposite the dome of said separator of sufficient size toaccommodate the urogenital organ of a patient.

1. A PEDIATRIC URINE COLLECTOR COMPRISING: A SLEEVE TYPE PLIABLE PLASTICPOUCH HAVING A FRONT AND A REAR WALL HEAT SEALED AT THE LOWER ENDTHEREOF, A RECTANGULAR SEPARATOR ELEMENT OF RELATIVELY STIFF YET PLIABLEPLASTIC DISPOSED CENTRALLY IN THE UPPER PORTION OF SAID POUCH HAVING ADOME-SHAPED CENTRAL PORTION HOLDING THE FRONT WALL OF SAID POUCH SPACEDFROM THE REAR WALL THEREOF, THE LOWER PORTION OF SAID SEPARATOR ELEMENTAND ITS DOME BEING CENTRALLY CUT-AWAY LEAVING A PAIR OF LATERALLY SPACEDPRONGS AND PROVIDING SAID DOME WITH AN OPEN BOTTOM, THE UPPER PORTION OFSAID SEPARATOR AND SAID FRONT AND REAR WALLS OF SAID POUCH BEING HEATSEALED TOGETHER AT THE TOP THEREOF, AN ADHESIVE ON SAID REAR WALL. OFSAID POUCH OPPOSITE SAID SEPARATOR, A REMOVABLE ADHESIVE GUARD OVER SAIDADHESIVE, AND THE SAID REAR WALL, ADHESIVE AND ADHESIVE GUARD HAVING ANAPERTURE THERETHROUGH SUBSTANTIALLY OPPOSITE THE DOME OF SAID SEPARATOROF SUFFICIENT SIZE TO ACCOMMODATE THE URO-GENITAL ORGAN OF A PATIENT.